Cover for garment hangers



16, 1937. TAFF 2,074,243 COVER FOR GARMENT mmemns v F iled Jan. 26, 1954 ma a Mar. [10,- 1931' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COVER FOR GARMENT HANGERS I Harry Tafl, Chicago, 111. Application January 26, 1934, Serial No. 708,359 Claims. (01. 22398) My invention relates to covers, more particularly to covers for garment hangers for protecting the garment from contacting with any portion of the hanger.

5 One of the objects of my invention is to provide a cover for the standardwire hanger which will securely envelop the hanger and fit snugly therewith, leaving only the hook portion exposed.

Another object is to provide a cover which can be readily applied to a hanger in a minimum of time and which will prevent any of the garment from contacting with any'of the metallic portion of the hanger. I I Another object is to provide a cover for a hanger which will be securely locked to the hanger and supported thereby.

Another object is to provide a hanger formed of inexpensive pliable material such as of a supple texture material, which is cheap to manufacture and efllcient in its purpose. Other objects will appear as this description progresses. Fig. 1 is an elevation showing my improved cover applied to a hanger.

Fig. 2 is a cross section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l. I

. Fig. 3 is an elevation o my cover showing the position of one of the flaps prior to the time the metal hanger is inserted.

Fig. 4 is an elevation showing one of the flaps o interposed between the front and rear sections of the cover.

Fig. 5 is a cross section on the line 5-5 of Fig.4.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank from which my cover is made, and

' Fig. '7 is a modification of my cover showing the position of one of the edges prior to insertion of the hanger.

Referring to the drawing, it will be seen that my cover is made from a blank, cut in the form shown in Fig. 6, which comprises a portion I0 adapted to be longitudinally scored as at II to provide the front and rear sections I2 and I3 of the cover. The'front section is provided with short straight edges I4 and I5 from which converging lines I6 and H are scored. These lines terminate in a flat horizontal portion I8. The ,scored converging lines I6 and I1 provide 'flaps I9 and 20 which are adapted to bebent to overlap the rear section row'rectangular shape, while the flap 20 is polygonally shaped comprising horizontal and inclined portions 2| and 22 respectively and a straight edge 23, which is a continuation of the straight 66 edge I5.

I3. The flap'l9 is of a nar- The blank outline of the rear section I3 is similar in size and shape to the outline bounded by the scored lines of the front section I2 and comprises straight edges 24 and 25, and converging sides 26 and 21 terminating in a flat horizontal portion 28.

In forming the cover! the back section I3 is bent along the scored line II to assume the position adjacent the front section. The flap I9 is then mucilaged or provided with some other suitable fastening medium and then bent to overlap and become secured to the back section. The other flap 20 may be provided with a gummed or other sticky surface 29 preferably along its inclined edge 22 as shown in Fig. 3, or it may be left without any fastening substance.

In applying the cover to the standard form of rectangular shaped wire hanger 9 which is shown, 4

although it can be applied to other types of hangers as well, the fiat section 20 is folded rearwardly to the position shown in Fig. 3 and the hanger is then inserted between the front and rear sections I2 and I3 of the cover until the hook portion 9a of the hanger is adjacent the flat horizontal portions I8 and 28. after which the flap section 20 is folded along its scored line I! to either overlap the rear section and be secured thereto by the gummed surface shown in Fig. 3 or by a pin 8 or like fastening means shown in Fig. 1; or if it is desired to dispense with either of these fastening means, the flap section 20 can be passed over the inclined portion of the metallic hanger and be inserted to interposingly fit between the front and rear sections of the cover as shown in Fig. 4. This last manner of securing the cover accomplishes the purpose of effectively locking it to the hanger equivalent to those in which foreign fastening means are used.

In Figure 7, I have shown'a modified form of cover, which in its completed form is shaped similar to the covers just described. This modified cover comprises front and rear sections I21; and i341 having converging sides IGa and Ila provided with two rectangular shaped flaps 30 and 3|, one of which is secured to the rear section I3a similar to that shown in Figures 1, 3 and 4. The flap 3] is gummed or mucilaged as at 34. The hanger is inserted in a manner similar to the insertion of the hanger in Fig. 3 after which the flap 3| is moistened along its gummed portion and folded down to operlap and seal with the back section In thus envelopingand providing a compact cover for the hanger.

Although I have shown my cover as made from a pliable supple texture material, it is understood of course that any suitable material may be used therefore with equal beneficial results 5 and it is therefore desired that my invention be not limited to the specific material used. It is also understood that although I have shown my invention adapted to be used with a triangular shaped wired hanger that other hangers may be used equally as well.

I claim:

1. In a soft flexible cover for a hanger, comprising front and rear sections, a flap permanently securing said two sections at one side thereof to form an envelope therebetween with the bottom and said side closed, the other side being open through which a hanger is adapted to be inserted, a flap adjacent said other side adapted to close said opening.

2. A soft flexible cover for a hanger having a projecting shank, comprising front and rear sections, a flap permanently securing together said sections at one side thereof to form an envelope thereof with the bottom and said side closed, the

other side having an opening adapting the envelope for insertion of a hanger, and a. flap adjacent to said other side adapted to close said opening, the opening being extended beyond the corresponding flap to accommodate said shank, and

the two flaps coacting with the shank to restrict the hanger from lateral play.

3. A soft flexible cover for a garment hanger of the type comprising a body, a shank upwardly projecting from the body and a hook carried by the shank, said cover comprising front and rear sections, means permanently'securing said sections together at one side thereof to form an envelope with its bottom and said side closed, the other side being open to provide for insertion of a hanger, said opening extending beyond the vertical axis of the envelope to accommodate said shank.

4. A soft flexible cover for a hanger, comprising front and rear sections, a flap permanently securing together said sections at one side thereof to form an envelope thereof with the bottom and said side closed, the other side having an opening adapting the envelope for insertion of a hanger, and means for interconnecting the edges of said opening to retain a hanger in the envelope.

5. A soitflexible cover for a hanger, comprising front and rear sections, means permanently securing together said sections at one side thereof to form an envelope thereof with the bottom and said side closed, the other side having an opening adapting the envelope for insertion of a hanger, and a flap adjacent to said other side adapted to close said opening.

HARRY TAFF. 

